The latest Oculus Go updates bring a new power section to the settings, audio when recording video, and more. The Power settings lets you toggle the Battery Saver mode (added late last year) as well as whether you want the headset to turn on automatically when you put it on. You can also set how...
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Waveguides vs Laser Displays: What You Need To Know To Understand The Smartglasses Market
In this article we will make a comparison between waveguides and laser to holographic combiners. In doing so we will also look at North (formerly Thalmic Labs), their business success, and their IP, and place that into the context of the greater smartglasses market, and near-eye optics IP. What The Reader Will Gain This article...
Augmented Reality App Maker Houzz Reveals Major Data Breach
In the realm of internet security, it’s becoming clear that augmented reality is not immune to the increasing wave data breaches plaguing users. On Friday, furniture retailer Houzz, an early adopter of ARKit, revealed details of a data breach that occurred in December 2018. Don’t Miss: Art.com & Houzz Apps Take Imaginative Approaches to Hang...
The Messy Truth Is A VR Experience About Race Starring Black Panther’s M’Baku
A new VR experience focused on race made waves at this week’s Lumiere Awards. The Messy Truth VR Experience, which is the latest addition to TV host Van Jones’ long-running series, took the Social Justice Award at the event on January 30th. The experience stars Winston Duke, best known for playing M’Baku in last year’s...
Onward Goes Arctic With New Level, Trailer Debuts
Onward‘s 1.5 update is just a little late for Christmas but still offers some snowy slaughter. The latest version of Downpour Interactive’s military simulation shooter adds a host of new features. Chief among them is a new map, named Snowpeak. It’s set in Russian mountains and has one team making their way into an enemy...
NextVR will offer 3D hockey highlights, starting with NHL All-Star Game
Stereoscopic 3D footage of another key sport is coming to virtual reality headsets thanks to a deal between the National Hockey League and NextVR.Read More Source: NextVR will offer 3D hockey highlights, starting with NHL All-Star Game
Facebook: Oculus Go “Contributed To Revenue Growth”, But Also To Marketing Costs
Facebook this week hosted their Q4 2018 earnings call, reporting their finances for the quarter. During the call Facebook Chief Financial Officer (CFO) David Wehner stated: Payments & Other Fees revenue was $274 million, up 42%. Sales of Oculus Go and the launch of Portal contributed to the revenue growth in the quarter. This is...
SteelSeries Stratus Duo Is A Sleek New Oculus Go Gamepad
The vast majority of Oculus Go apps are best played with a motion controller. But there’s no denying that some games and experiences simply play better with a gamepad. Good news, then; SteelSeries’ latest product is an Oculus Go gamepad designed for gamers. The SteelSeries Stratus Duo launched this week for $59.99. It comes with...
Magic Leap Highlights Award-Winning Augmented Reality Apps Revealed at Reality Virtually Hackathon
With Magic Leap One approaching six months since launch, Magic Leap is fully focused on building a content ecosystem and developer community. The company’s latest endeavor in engaging developers was sponsorship of the Reality Virtually Hackathon, which took place Jan. 17 to 21 at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now, Magic Leap has...
Pimax 8K Headset Delayed Again, Quality Issues With 4K Panels
Pimax issued a statement on their forums stating that their 8K headset will not be shipped to all backers this month as previously claimed. The statement was also sent out via email. The company explained that the 4K LCD panels used in the Pimax 8K have been rejected at a much higher rate since they enacted...
